Exhibiting Dilemmas: Issues of Representation at the Smithsonian - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 1560986905 ISBN 13: 9781560986904

Casa editrice: Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1996

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In twelve essays on such diverse Smithsonian Institution holdings as the Hope Diamond, the Wright Flyer, wooden Zuni carvings, and the Greensboro, North Carolina, Woolworth lunch counter, Exhibiting Dilemmas explores a wide range of social, political, and ethical questions faced by museum curators in their roles as custodians of culture. Focusing on the challenges posed by the transformation of exhibitions from object-driven "cabinets of curiosities" to idea-driven sources of education and entertainment, the contributors - all Smithsonian curators and staff members - provide a lively and sometimes provocative discussion of the increasingly complex enterprise of acquiring and displaying objects in a museum setting.
In showing how the exhibitions in America's national museum can evoke conflicting memories, emotions, and meaning among both curators and a diverse public, Exhibiting Dilemmas airs fundamental issues being confronted by museum professionals worldwide.

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• Editore: Smithsonian Inst Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 1996
• ISBN 10: 1560986905
• ISBN 13: 9781560986904
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero di pagine: 285
• Redattore: Henderson Amy, Kaeppler Adrienne L.
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile